Let's see some knives made from repurposed materials

Lorien

Lorien

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I thought it would be cool to have a thread filled with images of knives made with things that once served a purpose other than being a knife, whether it's a railroad spike, an ancient bone tool, some old coin- you get the jist.
 
First stage fan blade from a TF-39 engine in C-5 Galaxy

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The two knives below were both made from the same jet engine fan. They should make good knives for general use.

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Thanks again @Mecha! :D

~Chip
 
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This one is from HSS - E / M35 steel / circular saw .............
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This one is from very old Nicholson file , handle is walnut and wrapped carbon fiber over ....
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Another one from file ..................walnut and carbon fiber bolster molded directly on tang ...........
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This one is from high carbon steel circular wood saw ...

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This one is HSS M2 steel from power hacksaw blade ....
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Is it okay if I keep this thread going for a few years? :D




Pipe wrench knife! I was always told these were called monkey wrenches, apparently I was the monkey. :p





Wrench tomahawk! For when you really want to throw a wrench in someone's plan. Or in someone? :eek:





Mower blade! My lawn mower went out, so I decided this would have to take it's place. The lawn has never looked better!




Train rails! This is actually from the White Pass & Yukon Route railway. In January, they had me make some commemorative knives out of their tracks after their 120th year anniversary. I hear that it is cold up there! I knew it must super cold, because when I got the tracks in they were still freezing.

Sorry to get off track. ;)
 
Farrier Rasp
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1912 bois d'arc fence post, WW2 practice bombs, wagon wheel wrought iron, and a piece of a FIF Qinglong Ji :)
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Ball peen hammer and 1940's Packard torsion rod
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I could go on, but you get the idea. I have another four knives or so with various historical materials including wood from the grounds at the Texas Capitol, wrought iron from the first railroad rail into Dallas, 1872, ghost town cemetery gate, etc.
 
Most of my recycling is files, since I don't forge. Here's one I posted in this sub-forum a couple years ago:
It lives on my desk for slaying/flaying snailmail.
Single-side grind with off-side maroon linen scale, file kwaiken:

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Logan Pearce said:
Is it okay if I keep this thread going for a few years? :D




Pipe wrench knife! I was always told these were called monkey wrenches, apparently I was the monkey. :p





Wrench tomahawk! For when you really want to throw a wrench in someone's plan. Or in someone? :eek:





Mower blade! My lawn mower went out, so I decided this would have to take it's place. The lawn has never looked better!




Train rails! This is actually from the White Pass & Yukon Route railway. In January, they had me make some commemorative knives out of their tracks after their 120th year anniversary. I hear that it is cold up there! I knew it must super cold, because when I got the tracks in they were still freezing.

Sorry to get off track. ;)
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Digging the triforce.
 
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